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70's kid my Dad says "wadda want eggs in your milk?" (still to this day)
always said if you "upscale" something.
Me: Dad I need shoes
Dad: ok we will get some.
Me: how about those Adidas like Run DMC
Dad: Wadda want eggs in your milk too
funny thing is as dumb as the saying is. My oldest child used it the other day when a person was trying to merge in front of him
Fritzlehoffers. As a general term for anything you either don't know the name of or cant remember. Hand me the fritzlehoffers next to you please.
Ketchup effect is known outside your family. Some years ago, the then head of government of my country used the term in the context of COVID-19 vaccines. I can't quickly find sources in English, but: https://kurier.at/freizeit/trending/ketchup-effekt-mcdonalds-scherzt-ueber-kurz-sager/401206246
My mom used to tell my brother's and I to eat vegetables that were longer than they are wide because it's good for growing an ankle duster.
Not really a saying, but when I was a kid I wanted to learn how to whistle so badly. I was told that if I ate pickles it would help me learn faster? I didn't eat any, and I still figured it out eventually.
Probably because sour would make your lips pucker? I think lemons would be more obvious.
Depends on time and location? I think I saw an actual lemon, not a picture or flavour, in my teens? Whereas a variety of homemade pickles were just there